A Pig's Tale: Hog Named Six Seven Granted Clemency by Miami Dade County Leader.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as granting clemency to holiday birds, but the mayor of Miami-Dade experienced a ceremonial pardon event this week by ceremoniously saving the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the center of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“This pig is innocent. She is worthy of this pardon. Her criminal record is spotless,” declared Levine Cava in a speech with inescapable allusions to the vast quantity of pardons issued from the start of the beginning of a second term in office.
“Except perhaps for eating six or seven apples per day,” she went on. “Let this swine have a lengthy and joyful existence free from concern.”
The gathering, either celebrating or rejecting the local cultural practice of consuming swine during the holidays, was established to replicate the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The pig, contributed by a first responder, was given its name from the popular vernacular phrase of young people shouting “six seven” – deriving from a hip-hop line – often without clear purpose. The trend became so ubiquitous that a prominent word reference recently named “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A Future Secured
Six Seven the pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a countryside refuge “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“This swine clemency has become a cherished method to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said Eric Castellanos, in a notably cheerful message.
“It embodies the essence of Miami: vibrant, diverse, and rooted in traditions that foster togetherness. Annually, we are honored to observe heritage and mercy in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Guests enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach fritters and strong coffee as they toasted Six Seven’s big moment.
